Blossom Krassner Hartman

August 26, 1993

Blossom Krassner Hartman, who with four of her sisters operated the Krassner School of Dramatic Arts and Dancing in Chicago for more than 30 years, died Monday in Weiss Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hartman, who was also a performer, lived in West Rogers Park. She was born on the West Side and studied dramatic arts at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She and her sisters, Annette Margolis, Lila Barr, Rayna Wasserman and Daisy Balcher, started their school in the 1930s and operated at three locations: the West Side, the Loop, and Rogers Park. The school closed in 1968. Mrs. Hartman is also survived by her husband, William W.; two sons, Miles and Paul; and another sister, Daisy. A memorial service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in Weinstein Brothers Wilmette Chapel, 111 Skokie Blvd., Wilmette.